by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | above the law
* Spencer Fane keeps merging. [American Lawyer] * Trump keeps paying his personal lawyers in patronage instead of cash,. [New York Times] * SBF conviction upheld. [Law360] * Judge orders administration has to return history to national parks. [Reuters] * Trump...
by RG | Jun 14, 2026 | above the law
Meet In The Parking Lot After School: Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson is catastrophically bad at parking. Also in keeping his hands to himself, as he’s charged with misdemeanor battery and malicious injury to property. Maroon 1: The 14th annual ATL Top 50 Law School...
by RG | Jun 12, 2026 | above the law
As of this writing, Donald Trump’s name is still on the side of the Kennedy Center. MSNOW set up this helpful livestream, that shows scaffolding and a cherry picker ready to effectuate Judge Christopher Cooper’s order to take it down today, but so far, it’s still up....
by RG | Jun 12, 2026 | above the law
The most significant penalty the Eleventh Circuit imposed on Judge Eleanor Ross for having sex in chambers, exposing the court to an extortion risk, and then lying about it, was to write her clerks and apologize. And even that punishment came with a hefty caveat, as...
by RG | Jun 12, 2026 | above the law
The Florida Supreme Court’s new AI-related filing rule takes effect June 15, and if you read some of the coverage, you might think Florida courts are entering some kind of futuristic legal era. They are not. What the court actually did was remind lawyers of something...
by RG | Jun 12, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Axed activist-investor takeover leaves Supreme Court at loggerheads over...
